Lipid-rich fresh avocado and beta-carotene rich foods improve bioavailability of the carotenoids from these foods and convert them into an active form of vitamin A, according to a study published in the Journal of Nutrition.
Israeli supplier Lycored has paid an undisclosed sum for a Ukrainian firm specialising in fungal pathogen-derived carotenoids in a move that brings a natural beta carotene into its portfolio.
Cognis Nutrition & Health has announced the first price
increase in three years for its Betatene natural mixed carotenoids,
as the company offsets escalating production costs.
Vitatene has been granted permission to market two ingredients in
Australia and New Zealand as supplements, a move which will open up
further horizons for the Spanish company.
DSM Nutritional Products is expanding its beta-carotene offering to
the supplements industry with the addition of a high-potency
natural beadlet form to its animal- and allergen-free
portfolio.
In a bid to help meet the nutrient needs of the vegetarian
population, Biodar is introducing its animal derivative-free
BetaCote 20VB synthetic beta carotene beadlets in Europe.
Antibioticos subsidiary Vitatene has signed an exclusive
distribution agreement with B&D Nutritional Ingredients, which
will make its natural beta carotene ingredients available to food
and supplement formulators in the United...
People may need to eat more beta-carotene to get enough vitamin A,
say US researchers, who discovered that the nutrient is less
absorbable than thought.
UK-based Overseal Foods has extended its carotenes range to include
highly concentrated natural carotene emulsions, allowing
manufacturers to capitalise on the increasing consumer demand for
natural ingredients.
A new study calls into question the use of supplements for people
with high blood pressure. The latest research suggests that vitamin
A and E could both raise blood pressure levels, although it
confirms the benefits of vitamin C.
Dark orange is better than paler, more neutral tones - at least,
when referring to carrot colour, according to researchers studying
the levels of beta-carotene in fruit and vegetables. The more
orange pigment, an important source...
